American Registry for Internet Numbers

American Registry for Internet Numbers Ltd.

Founded	April 18, 1997; 27 years ago (April 18, 1997)
Type	Nonprofit corporation
Legal status	Active
Focus	Allocation and registration of IP address space
Location	Chantilly, Virginia, United States 38°54′37.9″N 77°26′35.7″W / 38.910528°N 77.443250°W / 38.910528; -77.443250
Area served	List  Anguilla  Antarctica  Antigua and Barbuda  Bahamas  Barbados  Bermuda  Bouvet Island  British Virgin Islands  Canada  Cayman Islands  Dominica  Grenada  Guadeloupe Heard and McDonald Islands  Jamaica  Martinique  Puerto Rico  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Saint Helena  Saint Pierre and Miquelon  United States  United States Virgin Islands
Key people	John Curran (President and CEO) Richard Jimmerson (COO)
Website	www.arin.net

The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the regional Internet registry for the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic islands. ARIN manages the distribution of Internet number resources, including IPv4 and IPv6 address space and AS numbers. ARIN opened for business on December 22, 1997^[1] after incorporating on April 18, 1997.^[2] ARIN is a nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia, United States.^[3][4]

ARIN is one of five regional Internet registries in the world. Like the other regional Internet registries, ARIN:

• Provides services related to the technical coordination and management of Internet number resources
• Facilitates policy development by its members and stakeholders
• Participates in the international Internet community
• Is a nonprofit, community-based organization
• Is governed by an executive board elected by its membership